Wanting to auto add text, please read to understand

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I basically have a document that re-uses a bunch of the same information throughout itself, For examp,e, the company name at the top, would be the same in 3 - 4 area down the document, I know there is a way to add a text box to automatically " Update Field" from one of the other fields but Ive never done this in Word before, Ive jsut seen it, Any info on where I can find info out about this or learn it would be appreciated, thank you

Lucixi
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This works on the principle of bookmarks and cross references. Any text
bookmarked can be reproduced with a REF field; however, you mention form
fields. If this document is a form, the form field properties include the
bookmark name associated with that field. This can be used elsewhere in a
REF field. To update that REF field, you set the calculate on exit check
box.

Do not put the REF field(s) in a text box. If you want them boxed, use a
frame or a table cell.

You mentioned also an update macro run on exit from the field - this should
not be necessary, but where the field does not update correctly, you can
force it to do so with an update macro applied to the run on exit property
of the field - the code you want is at
http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

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